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Opinion Gary Blackwood Member for Narracan: WOTCH

13 November 2020
I raise a matter for the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change. The action I seek is that she immediately stop supporting the environmental activist group WOTCH, also known as Wildlife of the Central Highlands. Currently the minister supports WOTCH representatives sittin
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Friday analysis: Only CFMEU vocal about China everyone else stays quiet

13 November 2020
So now China has placed an indefinite ban on imports of timber from Victoria. This is not surprising, and it would seem China has “legitimate” biosecurity reasons for imposing the ban. Source: Bruce Mitchell Chinese authorities claimed shipments were infected with the live bark beetle
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Chinese chip imports lift but Australian supply declines

11 November 2020
Latest data shows Chinese woodchip imports lifted to a seven-month high in September, hitting 1.302 million bone dried metric tonnes (bdmt) at an average price of USDCif152/bdmt. The big winner in the hardwood chip trade to China continues to be Vietnam. Sources: Timberbiz, IndustryEd
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NSW government recognises importance of forestry with financial support

11 November 2020
The Australian Forest Products Association has welcomed the outcome of the NSW Government’s Bushfire Industry Recovery Package program and thanked the Government for recognising the importance of the state’s forest industries with financial support to help rebuild after the Black Summ
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Tasmanian budget to commit $18m to fire mitigation

11 November 2020
Thursday’s Tasmanian Budget will commit nearly $18 million in fire mitigation initiative, including a $9.3 million boost to its Fuel Reduction Program to provide increased strategic fuel reduction burning, including mechanical risk reduction. Source: Timberbiz The peak Australian and
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Timber offcuts used to treat patients with cognitive issues

09 November 2020
Hyne Timber beam offcuts have been keeping the Blackall Range Woodcrafters Guild busy, supplying impressive engagement resources for patients being treated at the Acute Restorative Care (ARC) unit at Nambour Hospital, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Source: Timberbiz Wooden items incl
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Elevating Jarrah and Karri to premium products

09 November 2020
When Queensland’s Parkside Timber purchased the Auswest and Nannup mills in Western Australia, part of their strategy was to elevate Jarrah and Karri to premium products. Source: Timberbiz While both timbers are world-class, they have commonly been used for products such as roof baton
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Australian Institute of Architects on reforms post Royal Commission

09 November 2020
The Australian Institute of Architects has welcomed the public release of the report from the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements and called for its recommendations to be swiftly implemented. Source: Timberbiz Institute CEO Julia Cambage said that while elemen
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Timber ban by China still unconfirmed; Biden may hold an answer for the future

09 November 2020
Reports of a ban by China on imports of Australian timber as well as lobster, copper, sugar, wine and coal mooted last week and set to begin on Saturday seems to have so far done little more than create anxiety and rumours among exposed businesses. Source: Timberbiz There were no imme
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Sustainability Digital Summit awards and panel discussions

06 November 2020
  Responsible Wood will join the Make It Wood Campaign and the University of Tasmania’s Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood in a lunchtime panel discussion. Source: Timberbiz After 13 years, the oldest sustainable built environment educational event, Sustainability Live
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